Etymograph

English

grandmaternity

From grand- + maternity.

Formed from grand- + maternity

Middle English

English grand-

Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr ‘mother’

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Latin māter ‘mother’

Latin māternus ‘of or pertaining to a mother, maternal’

Latin māternitās

French maternité

English maternity

Today it means

noun The state or quality of being a grandmother.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / grandmaternity